Wakefield are not bothered about the clause as they won't be planning to pay much of a fee if any. By approaching Halifax they found out that they could trigger a clause that could release him, by doing that they have also found out the players intentions and the past couple of weeks and more than likely the next couple of weeks until their SL status expires will be spent by them trying to unsettle him in the hope that he asks for a release, afterall he has already expressed this desire publicly which is perfect for Wakefield. Fax are now in a tricky situation as they know Wakefield have no intention of paying the amount stated in his contract but they also know they have a player who is wanting to leave and maybe tempted to accept a much lesser fee rather than go down a messy tribunal route which historically does not favor clubs in our position.
Very scummy what Wakefield have done but also very smart and there isn't usually a happy ending for the selling team at this point.
Statistics: Posted by Greg Florimos Boots — Thu Oct 19, 2023 6:30 pm
